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Geographical Free Software & Open Software Groups

• FOSS & FLOSS in various Geographies (PDF)
• Open Source Software Opens New Windows to Third World
• The Opportunities of FLOSS for Developing Countries (PDF)
• Building a Global Open Source Resource (PDF)

Africa

• Free/Open Source Software Policy in Africa (PDF)
• Perspectives from the African Free & Open Source Software Movement (PDF)
• Free Software & Open Source Foundation for Africa (PDF)
• The Free & Open Source Foundation for Africa (PDF)
• Free & Open Source Software in Africa – Toolkit for Policy-makers & Practitioners (PDF)
• Alternative Routes in the Digital World – Open Source Software in Africa (PDF)
• First African Conference on the Digital Commons (PDF)
• Open Source as an Alternative for Africa (PDF)
• Free Software & Open Source Foundation for Africa
• Film-maker Documents African Free Software Movement

• South Africa

• F/LOSS & Open Standards in South Africa (PDF)

• Tanzania

• Tanzania Free & Open Source Association

Asia

• Collaborative Software Efforts in Japan & Asia (PDF)
• The Round-Table for a Asia OSS as a First Step (PDF)
• Realities of Free/Libre/Open Source Software Developers in Japan & Asia – First Monday

• Armenia

• Open Source Armenia

• Bangladesh

• Bangladesh Linux Users Alliance
• Cambodia
• Cambodia Pledges Free Khmer Software

• India
• Free Software User Groups, Kochi, India
• The What, When & Why of Free Software in India – Linux Journal
• Free Software Foundation of India (also here)
• Free Software – The Right Choice for India (PDF)
• Approach Document for the Linux India Initiative (PDF)
  
• Japan

• The Free Software Initiative of Japan (in Japanese), in English
• Realities of F/LOSS Developers in Japan & Asia

• Korea
• Free Software in Korea, Part 1 – The Microsoft Connection – from Linux Today
• Malaysia

• Free & Open Source Software in Malaysia

• Pakistan
• Free & Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan
• Philippines

• Open Source Software Development in the Philippines - UNESCAP (Doc format)

• Russia
• Free Software – History & Evolution in Russia
• Singapore

• Status of Singapore Free Software Movement (PDF) 

• Syria

• Free Software Wins in Embargoed Syria

• Vietnam

• Open Source Software Movement in Vietnam (PDF)
• China
• Free Software Association - CASIA

Caribbean

• The Caribbean Learns about Free & Open Software

• Granada

• GCubo (Grupo de Usuarios GNU/Linux de Granada)

• Jamaica

• Jamaica Linux User Group

Europe

• Free Software Foundation Europe
• European Union and the Open Source/Free Software (PDF)

• France
• Free Software Foundation in France (in Fench), in English
• Italy
• Free Software Foundation, Italy (in Italian)
• Italy Section @ Free Software Europe
• Italy & Open Source Software
• Germany
• Foundation for Free Information & Software, Germany
• Germany Section @ Free Software Foundation, Europe
• Malta
• Malta Linux User Group
• Portugal
• National Association for Free Software, Portugal
• UK
• Association for Free Software, UK
• Austria
• Free Software Foundation, Austria
• Ireland
• Irish Free Software Organization
• Ireland & Software Patents (PDF)
• Serbia
• Free Software Network, Serbia
• Belgium
• Association Electronique Libre, Belgium
• Sweden
• Sweden @ FSF Europe

North America

• USA

• New York GNU Linux Scene
• Ithaca Free Software Association

• Mexico

• Mexico is Conquered by FLOSS

Oceania

• Mauritius

• Linux User Group of Mauritius

South America

• Free Software in Latin America
• Free Software in Latin America
• Free Software Foundation in Latin America
• FLOSS in Latin America & the Caribbean (PDF)

• Argentina

• Fundación Vía Libre, Argentina
• Free Software Law in Argentina

• Brazil

• CIPSGA, Brazil
• Software Livre, Brasil
• Free & Open Source Software – Approach in Brazil & Argentina (PDF)

• Chile

• Software Libre, Chile

• Peru

• Peruvian Free Software Association

• Venezuela
• Venezuela Heading Towards Free Software ( see also this)

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